Use of Natamycin for the Development of Polymer Systems with Antifungal Activity for Packaging Applications
Polymers,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(5), P. 686 - 686
Published: March 4, 2025
Recently,
there
has
been
a
rapid
growth
in
the
use
of
biodegradable
polymers
as
alternatives
to
petroleum-based
polymers,
particularly
packaging
sector,
reduce
environmental
pollution.
In
this
scenario,
aim
work
was
study
different
amounts
Natamycin
on
two
polymer
systems:
one
that
is
non-biodegradable
but
widely
known
field
and
emerging
possible
replacement,
order
accelerate
progress
toward
achievement
sustainable
development
goals.
Both
systems
were
produced
through
melt
mixing
followed
by
compression
moulding.
Subsequently,
they
fully
characterized
rheological,
morphological,
mechanical,
thermal,
wettability
analyses.
release
evaluated
water
at
4
°C
UV-Vis
measurements.
The
antifungal
activity
both
polymeric
containing
assessed
vitro
against
three
strains
undesirable
filamentous
fungi
food
interest.
results
show
PCL
with
5%
represents
an
effective
alternative
EVA
for
inhibiting
fungi.
More
specifically,
showed
comparable
inhibition
zones
about
30
mm.
Language: Английский
Simulating Industrial Recycling of Biodegradable Irrigation Pipe Scraps into Sustainable Monopolymer Blends
Macromol—A Journal of Macromolecular Research,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
5(1), P. 14 - 14
Published: March 18, 2025
Recently,
many
industries
are
adopting
closed-loop
recycling
models
to
recover
and
reuse
production
scrap
in
order
reduce
waste,
conserve
resources,
minimize
environmental
impact.
In
this
scenario,
paper
aims
simulate
such
a
model
using
biodegradable
pipe
scrap,
with
the
objective
of
studying
how
concentration
recycled
affects
mechanical
rheological
properties
evaluate
effectiveness
approach.
Firstly,
irrigation
pipes
were
subjected
multiple
extrusions
their
thermal
stability
under
repeated
processing.
Subsequently,
blends
virgin
polymer
scraps
(monopolymer
blends)
prepared
following
an
industrial
All
systems
fully
characterized
through
tests.
The
results
obtained
showed
that
had
significant
impact
on
pipe,
while
presence
reprocessed
blend
only
minimally
affected
characteristics
biopolymer,
demonstrating
Language: Английский